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Aquaculture Wholesale Market Report

Week Ending October 24, 1997

Catfish

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 6-12 oz 2.93 2,920 S
NY-Massachusetts CLP-Fillets 7 oz 3.45 400 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 5-9 oz 3.20 50 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 7-10 oz 2.75 1,800 S
Pennsylvania-NJ CLP-Fillets 7-9 oz 3.57 260 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Nuggets 1 oz 1.40 300 S
Pennsylvania-NJ Dressed 16 oz 2.00 800 S
Northeast Live 2.00-5.00 0.85 15,000 S

    HYBRID STRIPED BASS

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Whole 1.00-3.00 2.84 2,200 S/NE
Pennsylvania-NJ Whole 1.00-2.00 2.66 1,200 S/MA
Northeast Live 1.50-2.50 3.20 2,300 NE

 

TILAPIA

Market Form Size (lb) Price ($/lb) Volume (lb) Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts Fillets 3-6 oz 3.65 1,120 IM
NY-Massachusetts Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-7 oz 3.60 440 IM
Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 7-9 oz 3.50 280 IM
Northeast Live 1.00-2.00 1.90 30,000 S/MW

   

OYSTERS

Market Form Size Price Volume Point of Origin
Pennsylvania-NJ Shell Each 0.36 1,280 MA

BIG HEAD CARP

Market Form Size Price Volume Point of Origin
Northeast Live 6.00-12.00 1.00 40,000 S

 

BLACK TIGER SHRIMP

Market Form Size Price Volume Point of Origin
NY-Massachusetts   12-15 ct. 7.90 720 IM
NY-Massachusetts   21-25 ct. 7.80 720 IM

     PINK TIGER SHRIMP

Market Form Size Price Volume Point of Origin
Pennsylvania-NJ   16-20 ct. 6.80 480 IM
Pennsylvania-NJ   26-30 ct. 5.50 480 IM

Source: Maryland Aquaculture Office.

Legend: CLPÊjun-Lemon pepper, ct.= count, IM=Import, MA=Mid-Atlantic, MW=Mid-Western, W=Western, NE=Northeast, S=Southern, NY=New York, NJ-New Jersey.